Beyond AI: Human connection still drives school attendance
At ISTE this summer, I lost count of how many times I heard "AI" as the answer to every educational challenge imaginable. Student engagement? AI-powered personalization!
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PowerSchool Showcases Its Latest Solutions at ISTE 2025
eSchool News caught up with Kellie Ady, who walked us through PowerSchool’s specialized stations across their exhibit booth. Key highlights ... Read more
ISTE Takeaways:What’s the Deal with Data—EdTech Research and Challenges
While districts understand the value of data, they often lack confidence in knowing what specific data to demand from EdTech ... Read more
North Carolina District Wins ISTE 2025 Distinguished Award for AI Leadership and Parent Engagement Innovation
Kimberley Thompson-Hairston, Director of Instructional Technology and Media for Stokes County Schools and Chad Stevens, Head of K-12 Engagement for ... Read more
ISTE Takeaways—What It Takes To Win the Impact Award
Jean-Claude, one of the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Impact award, highlighted three key ISTE takeaways: co-design in educational technology, ... Read more
Look Who’s Talking—Bringing STEM Up To Speed
Tim presented at no less than seven sessions at ISTE this year, focusing on cross-disciplinary STEAM education and meaningful AI ... Read more
5 engaging ISTELive 25 sessions
Now that you've had time to dig into all that ISTELive 25 and ASCD have to offer, you can narrow down which sessions will give you the most…
ISTE launches four new initiatives to improve edtech experiences
The nation’s largest professional edtech organization kicked off its annual conference on June 29 by announcing major initiatives to train 200,000 teachers in using AI within the next…
ISTELive 25: Let’s Get on With the Show!
Who better than Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE+ASCD, to give you the lowdown of what to expect this week at ... Read more
Showfloor News: Dr. Salome Thomas-EL Launches Meet Their Needs
Dr. Salome Thomas-EL, a nationally recognized educator and award-winning author, will unveil his latest book, Meet Their Needs: And They’ll Succeed, ... Read more
ISTE+ASCD Reveals 2025 Honorees for Innovation and Excellence in Education
ISTE+ASCD announced the recipients of the 2025 ISTE+ASCD Impact Award, Distinguished District Award, Distinguished Educator Preparation Program Award, and 20 ... Read more
Showfloor News: Breaking Down Language Barriers
Encore Data Products is set to showcase its latest educational technology at the ISTE 2025 conference. One of the most ... Read more
Showfloor News: Seesaw Showdown
Seesaw is bringing the excitement to ISTE 2025 with a live, interactive Seesaw Showdown at their booth. This high-energy competition ... Read more
ISTELive 25 spotlights bold innovation
ISTELive 25 and the ASCD Annual Conference 25 will be held together in San Antonio this year, giving attendees twice the opportunity to connect with likeminded educators, explore…
Creating a fun robotics lesson that addresses 4 ISTE standards
Instructing preservice educators at Roger Williams University in STEM education highlights the complex, multifaceted nature of effective STEM lesson planning. Teachers must align instructional content with state and…
ISTELive 25 spotlights bold innovation
ISTELive 25 and the ASCD Annual Conference 25 will be held together in San Antonio this year, giving attendees twice the opportunity to connect with likeminded educators, explore…
3P Learning’s Mathletics Program Earns ESSA Level II Certification and ISTE Seal
NEW YORK — 3P Learning, a global leader in online education for school-aged students, announces Mathletics, the company’s math program ... Read more
Best of ISTE: The Next Stage of AI and Ed
Always a pleasure to glean the insights of Paige Johnson, Vice President at Microsoft Education, as she reflects on this ... Read more
Best of ISTE 2024
This episode we look back on one of the biggest events in the edtech calendar—ISTE 2024, which took place in ... Read more
ISTELive News: Instructure Releases The EdTech Top 40
LearnPlatform by Instructure published its seventh EdTech Top 40 – the latest report on the usage of digital solutions, tools ... Read more
Best of ISTE: How to Build Student Engagement
Lego Education hosted a breakfast panel on ISTE Day #1 devoted to one of the most perplexing post-pandemic problems for ... Read more
The Best of ISTELive 24
Read and see highlights of the speakers, topics, and technologies showcased this year.
ISTELive news: SMART launches new inclusion solution
In an effort to foster inclusive learning environments, SMART Technologies launched the Inclusive Classroom Bundle, a comprehensive solution designed to ... Read more
ISTELive News: Easing the edtech burden on schools
Seven leading edtech organizations have developed a system intended to reduce the burden on schools and educators when it comes ... Read more
Building digital citizenship skills just got easier
ISTE+ASCD’s new Digital Citizenship Lessons resource is intended to help students build healthy digital citizenship know-how. Each of the five ... Read more
Edtech orgs outline quality indicators to vet edtech, AI
Seven leading edtech organizations have developed a system intended to reduce the burden on schools and educators when it comes to assessing digital learning tools.
Live @ ISTE Let’s Get On with the Show
Read and see highlights of the speakers, topics, and technologies showcased this year.
Look who’s talking—Auditi Chakravarty on Evidence-Based EdTech Innovations
Discussing R&D strategies for new learning techniques may be esoteric—at least for me—but it’s also essential. Auditi Chakravarty, CEO of ... Read more
This Year’s Big Winners
ISTE announced this week the winners of the 2024 Impact Award, Distinguished District Award, Making It Happen Award, and 20 ... Read more
Look Who’s Talking—Carl Hooker With An Insider’s Guide to #ISTE24
Who better to offer ISTE newbies advice than the edTech legend himself? Just listening to Carl Hooker’s calendar for the ... Read more
Breaking Product News—Headsets You Can Chew
Cyber Acoustics, the leading manufacturer of edtech for all classroom environments, will be showcasing its complete line of education solutions ... Read more
Vibe Check—What to expect in person at #ISTE24
One thing most attendees to past ISTE events will tell you is that most of the action happens in the ... Read more
Abbott Elementary and a push for Black educator representation
Representation matters, and when students have educators who look like them, it does wonders for their learning experience. At ISTELive 23’s opening mainstage event, featured speakers sat down…
Fostering connections and edtech strategies between education leaders
If there is one thing I have seen consistently over many years of working with education leaders around the world, it is that they don’t often get enough…
The Once and Future ISTE
Dr. Kari Stubbs, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Stages Learning and former ISTE board member, talks past, present, and future ideas for North America’s largest edtech…
ISTE23 Redux—First Takeaways
Upon further review, the biggest ISTE23 announcements and what they say about the state-of-play in edtech.
Scenes from #ISTELive 23
Some of the people and places from this year's show live from Philadelphia.
ISTELive, Abbott Elementary, and a push for Black educator representation
Representation matters, and when students have educators who look like them, it does wonders for their learning experience. At ISTELive 23’s opening mainstage event, featured speakers sat down…
eSchool Live@ISTE23 Preview
Exclusive Interview with PowerSchool’s VP of Education Solutions Ryan Imbriale on the promise and perils of AI in education, a preview of the forthcoming 2023 Education Focus Report,…
Edtech leaders offer guidance on safe AI classroom integration
Code.org, ETS, ISTE, Khan Academy, and World Economic Forum have formed TeachAI, bringing together education, nonprofit, and technology partners to assist governments and education authorities with integrating artificial…